MnSCU Board of Trustees Policy

Definition of Domicile
A persons' true, fixed, and permanent living place. Domicile is the place to which a person intends to return after temporary absences. A person may have only one domicile at a time.

Determination of In-State Tuition
Subpart A. Statute.
Students shall be eligible to pay in-state tuition if they meet the criteria of M.S. 135A.031. Subd.2.

Subpart B. Demonstrating domicile.
Students may establish eligibility for in-state tuition by demonstrating domicile in Minnesota before the beginning of any semester. Students have the burden of proving domicile for purposes of in-state tuition.

1. Students who seek to qualify for in-state tuition must first meet the following threshold requirements:
• Students must have resided in Minnesota for at least one calendar year, immediately prior to applying for in-state tuition.
• Residence in Minnesota must not be merely for the purpose of attending a college or university.
2. Each of the following additional facts and circumstances will be considered when responding to a petition for in-state tuition. No one of these factors is either necessary or sufficient to support a claim for in-state tuition.
• Continuous presence in Minnesota during period when not enrolled as a student.
• Sources for financial support are generated within Minnesota.
• Domicile in Minnesota of family, guardian, other relatives,or persons legally responsible for student.
• Ownership of a home in Minnesota.
• Permanent residence in Minnesota.
3. The following circumstances, standing alone, shall not constitute sufficient evidence of domicile to affect eligibility for in-state tuition under these regulations but may be considered as part of the demonstration of the facts and circumstances listed above.

Domicile Factors

• Voting or registration for voting.
• The lease of living quarter.
• A statement of intention to acquire a domicile in Minnesota.
• Domicile of student's spouse in Minnesota.
• Automobile registration.
• Other public records, e.g., birth and marriage records.